Improvement in sad-irons and heaters



"GJ ZARD'. Sad-Iron and Heater.

No. 205,371; E1terjtedJune25, 1878 N. FErERs, PHDTO-LITHDGRAFHER,WASHINGTON. u. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES EZARD, OF BRADFORD, ENGLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAD-IRONS AND HEATERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 205,371, dated June 25,1878 application .filcd March 4, 1878; patented in England December 29,1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES EZARD, of Bradford, Lancashire, England,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sad-Irons, and in Heatersfor the same, of which the following is a specification:

The object of my invention, for which an English patent, No. 5,043,dated December 29,

1876, was granted to myself and John WVaL- vided at the top withbrackets b, which serve to receive and support the sad-iron B in themanner shown in Fig. 1. The sad-iron is hollow, and has in the interiortwo partitions, d, of the character shown in Fig. 2, so as to form acentral flue, e, communicating with the front ends of two side flues,ff, the latter terminating-in openings 2', formed in the edges of theiron near the rear end of the same.

The standAhas a central opening, to which is adapted a tube, 1), havingat the bottom a nozzle, m, and in its sides, adjacent to said nozzle,openings n. The nozzle m communi cates with a pipe, E, which isconnected, by means of flexible or othertubing, p, with any gas-burneror gas-pipe.

When the gas is turned on, a fine jet issues 'from the nozzle m, andinduces air to enter through the openings at, the air and gas combinin gin the tube D and issuing from the perforations in the cap 8, whichcovers the top of said tube D, the mixture of gas and air, when ignited,producing a flame of great heat.

When the sad-iron B is in position on the brackets b its central fine 6is directly over the topof the burner, so that the flame will enter thesaid flue, the heated products taking the course pointed out by thearrows-that is, up through the central flue, down through the side fluesf, and out at the openings 1', thereby rapidly and thoroughly heatingthe iron with the expenditure of but a small quantity of gas.

I do not desire to claim, broadly, a sad-iron having flues through whichvolumes of heated air or heated products of combustion pass in order toheat the iron, as such irons have long been in use; but

I claim as my inventionl. A sad-iron having the central flue a, sideflues f f, and openings 15 i, as described.

2. The combination of a sad-iron having flues, as described, with astand, A, having a central burner, and brackets b b, for supporting theiron, all substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES EZARD.

Witnesses:

WM. H. S. WATTS,

Solicitor, Manchester. J. HERBERT BROWNE.

